Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?

Chapter 731 : Chapter 731

Chapter 731: World Fragment and Aborigines

"World Fragment?!"

Hearing this description, even I, someone who didn't have much cognition of value, immediately focused!

"Yes, World Fragment. Don't doubt it. This World Fragment is a fragment of the former Main World. As the three great top-tier Transcendent Races that first fought their way into the Main World, the most valuable things they could obtain were the World Fragments of the Main World. Even now, these are still heritage-level items for those Transcendent Academies."

The Academy Head very carefully introduced this World Fragment to me and informed me of this truth.

The fact that the World Fragment could be described as "heritage" showed its preciousness.

"Then… the Witch Academy, as a latecomer…"

After listening, I quickly reacted.

"Naturally, we didn't snatch one, but Witches generally don't snatch this. Do you remember I should have mentioned to you once about the pioneering Witch collective that was opening up the boundaries of the Void within the Witch race?"

"Uh… I seem to recall."

I nodded reluctantly, but I didn't have a deep impression of this.

Furthermore, I hadn't even understood the concept of a World Fragment before.

However, I quickly thought of other concepts.

"Um… are the Witch's Secret Realms in the Witch Academy also World Fragments?"

"Although they all appear to be independent spaces, the Witch's Secret Realms of the Witch Academy are created by directly slicing space. Explaining it is a bit troublesome, so I'll just directly share the information with your Great Tree of Knowledge."

Academy Head Mei chose the most convenient method, considering that slowly explaining it would be too troublesome and time-consuming.

"Mhm, thank you, Big Sis Mei."

I also nodded, ready to accept this completely new information.

Very quickly, this information flowed into my Great Tree of Knowledge like a stream.

The first information to unfold was about the Witch's Secret Realm in the Witch Academy.

The Witch's Secret Realm of the Witch Academy, as the Academy Head said, is created by slicing space.

It is a space, but more advanced than Storage Equipment.

One can plant plants, raise creatures, or even create a small biosphere, or simply build it into an amusement park, or even a trial space with harsh environments, and so on.

However, these Secret Realms require maintenance.

The oxygen and food necessary for the creatures, the balance of the ecosystem, and even the light source all need regular maintenance.

And the most crucial part of the Secret Realm is the light source simulation.

The Secret Realm is only so big, not even a fraction of a star.

Therefore, the Secret Realms within the Witch Academy all share the same sun simulation system.

Even the night sky, and so on, are specially created environments.

Only some fully enclosed trial spaces, and similar Secret Realms, do not require these cycles of sun and moon, but maintenance is still required.

Some requirements might even be more troublesome.

So, overall… maintaining the Witch's Secret Realm is a very laborious task.

The Witch's Secret Realm Club, which is mainly responsible for maintaining the Secret Realm's operation, was born this way.

As long as the Witch's Secret Realm is maintained normally and the club does not cross the academy's bottom line, the Witches will not interfere with the club's operation.

This undoubtedly gives them a great deal of implicit power.

The recent Teaching Assistant purge affected many Teaching Assistants within the Witch's Secret Realm.

It wasn't that those who didn't personally participate in plotting against me could escape; this was settling the old scores as well.

Basically, all clubs and groups with some influence in the Witch Academy were involved.

For example, clubs like the Witch's Secret Realm Club and Wan Shi Wu, which had ties with the academy's official body, were typical examples, the kind that required a school-wide announcement.

Even Fengqing Street and the Black Market Street, which was related to Wan Shi Wu, were subjected to rectification.

Many students complained bitterly, especially about the rectification of Fengqing Street, which broke the hearts of many Seniors… but they dared not foolishly complain on the Academy Network.

Returning to the main topic, after discussing the Witch's Secret Realm, the next topic was the World Fragment.

In the Witches' terminology, a World Fragment is a product resulting from the fragmentation of a world, refined through "Star Alchemy" into an independent Dungeon Space.

Of course, it can also be used without refinement, but in the "formalization procedure" of the Witch race, there are Alchemists who perform this refinement process.

And the interior of a refined Dungeon Space is roughly divided into three types based on the situation.

One is the most common "round heaven and square earth" type of self-contained world.

The internal small world has a simulated sun and moon.

This is suitable for smaller World Fragments, but even if small, it still has a flat continent and a simulated sun and moon orbiting the continent.

Therefore, the Dungeon Space cannot be too small.

The second type is suitable for larger World Fragments.

The world inside the fragment is a stellar planet, with the entire continent being the largest star, orbited by a simulated sun and moon.

Therefore, the creatures living on it would not be wrong if they proposed a geocentric theory.

And this is the simplest module for Star Alchemy refinement because its refinement mode is quite regular.

The third type is a customized World Fragment, used for special purposes, such as a world entirely made of fire or water, used for raising elemental creatures, and so on.

When the Academy Head transmitted this information to me, she also roughly described the fragment she was going to give me.

The World Fragment I was about to receive originated from the former Expansion Realm of the Main World.

It was not very large, belonging to an originally flat continent, and was the first type of World Fragment mentioned earlier.

This World Fragment came from the Wizard Academy.

As for why it was the Wizard Academy, it was because the Witch Academy, through continuous information gathering, had roughly determined that the Wizard Academy might be the one that leaked the Void coordinates of the game world, and the anomaly in the game world might also be the Wizard Academy's doing.

The Transcendent Sorcery mastered by the Wizard Academy, along with the reputation and deeds of the Transcendent Wizard Alliance in the Void, were not sufficient as evidence but were enough for legitimate suspicion.

They mastered the means to communicate with other worlds.

This Sorcery Technique was no less than that of the Witch race.

Looking at the Main World, the Wizards were definitely ranked number one in suspicion among the Transcendent Races that could easily communicate with that world.

Their Wizards, who leveraged the power of knowledge and Mental Power to amplify Sorcery Power and manipulate the Transcendent—a human alliance starting from unspecialized humans without bloodline inheritance, touching the Transcendent through wisdom—were also notorious existences in the Void.

The Wizard Academy used this World Fragment to calm down the suspicion and the series of subsequent events that would follow.

The general sequence was the Witches saying to the Wizards: "You're finished. I know it was you. Wait until I find the evidence and throw it in your face. See if I don't destroy you."

The Wizards also knew that the Witches were currently enraged and quickly prepared to appease this anger, and conveniently offered some benefits, asking the Witches to ignore their little actions in the game world and not use this matter as leverage in the future.

In the end, the Witches only hesitated for a moment and agreed.

And then… shortly after agreeing, the Wizard Academy realized they were tricked.

The person they wanted to kill was not killed, and the Witches' anger was also feigned.

The only thing that was real was the World Fragment they gave away…

One can imagine how aggrieved the Wizard Academy must be at this moment!

Of course, the other Transcendent Academies were also not having an easy time, but they were not targeted as severely as the Wizard Academy.

"Xiao Han, do you know about the Power of Faith?"

As I digested and understood this entirely new information, Academy Head Mei also appropriately asked.

"I have learned a little about it, but not much."

I also responded promptly.

The Power of Faith was something Academy Head Mei seemed to have briefly mentioned when she entrusted the Fool's Dream Clan to me.

I had also learned a little more about it from the information aggregated in the Great Tree of Knowledge afterward, but my understanding of it was limited.

It was roughly… information related to achieving godhood through faith, and so on, but the accuracy of the information was not guaranteed.

"Why did Big Sis Mei suddenly ask me this?"

"I was just asking in passing. After all, it's related to the Dungeon Space. If Witches possess a Dungeon Space, if they don't use it to raise some productive plants or animals, they would likely use the Dungeon Space as a temporary residence for their believers or for cultivating a Slave Army. However, let's set aside the Slave Army for now. I don't think you would consider that, would you, Xiao Han?"

"Uh… believers? Slave Army?"

I could understand the former concept.

The Slave Army… that sounded quite evil…

"Do you remember the suggestion I casually made when I entrusted the Fool's Dream Clan to you? Those Fool's Dream Clan members, even if they haven't become true life forms, can more or less become believers. This Dungeon World that you are about to receive can serve as an excellent residence for them. However… I won't force you if you wish for them to integrate into an environment like the Witch Academy."

"Mhm… I think the Fool's Dream Clan are currently integrating quite well into the Witch Academy. If they are taken to an unfamiliar environment again… that might be a little…"

I was somewhat hesitant about the Academy Head's suggestion.

"So, it's just a suggestion. If you don't want to, Xiao Han, it's perfectly fine. The Witch Academy is happy to accept such a group of lovely beings. Even I sometimes go to the Witch Cat Cafe and specifically order a Fool's Dream Drink to relax."

The Academy Head waved her hand and smiled, indicating that it was no problem.

She was not forcing anything, merely making a suggestion.

"Then I'll decline for now. The Fool's Dream Clan are currently… somewhat adapted to the academy life. Although not every single one is fully adapted, moving them back and forth like this wouldn't be good for the Fool's Dream Clan."

"Since you have your own ideas, that's good. However, I brought up the concepts of faith and believers not because of the Fool's Dream Clan, but because of another problem," Academy Head Mei explained.

"Another problem? What problem? Are you trying to get me to form my own faith now? Surely advancing to Transcendent doesn't require a faith foundation, does it?"

I joked.

"How could advancing to Transcendent require a faith foundation?"

The Academy Head smiled and shook her head, refuting this claim.

"However, there is a method of advancing to Transcendent through faith, but it's certainly not suitable for you, Xiao Han. I'm referring to that World Fragment. There's a high probability that there are indigenous lives within it."

"Ah?"

I was momentarily confused by the Academy Head's last statement.

"Indigenous lives? There are such existences inside… Wait a minute, Big Sis Mei, didn't you say this World Fragment is from the Main World's Expansion Realm?"

"Yes, it is indeed an Expansion Realm World Fragment, no mistake. But it is still possible for it to have aborigines. These aborigines might be productive life forms that the Wizard Academy put in for breeding, or they might be slaves put in for labor. After all, Transcendent Wizards also like to invade various worlds in the Void, and slave legions are the cheapest cannon fodder."

Saying this, the Academy Head's tone changed, and she lowered her voice slightly.

"Of course! It could also be the original inhabitants of the former Main World's Expansion Realm, who have continued to multiply until now."

"Hiss!"

Hearing the Academy Head say this, the former possibilities were acceptable.

Even a slave legion was marginally acceptable, as it had nothing to do with me.

But the remnants of the Main World… even if my soul's cognition wasn't of the Main World, I was still raised in the Main World.

Hearing this statement still brought a spontaneous discomfort.

This instinct came from the fact that… those Wizards could enslave the people of the former Main World, and they could still do it now!

In fact, the Wizard Tower architecture in the Wizard Academy subtly showed this kind of structure: the oppression of students by Transcendent Wizards, the oppression of apprentices in the tower by the keepers, and the disdain and contempt of the apprentices in the tower for the students outside the tower who were left to fend for themselves.

This class consciousness… went down level by level.

Students outside the tower, to the Transcendent Wizards… were even less valuable than slaves.

However, thinking about it, the relationship between Transcendent Witches and Prospective Witches was also somewhat similar, just not as obvious.

"So, if this situation occurs, how do you plan to handle it, Xiao Han?"

The Academy Head asked with a smile, as if waiting for my answer.

She didn't seem too concerned but was a little curious.

"Handling it… if there are none, then there's no need to discuss it, but if there are…"

At this point, I also found it difficult to decide, but I still favored analyzing specific situations on a case-by-case basis.

"Xiao Han, you don't have to worry about our opinions. Even if you decide to kill them all, it's fine. Don't view every life equally, and don't try to save a life, unless they exhibit an astonishing brilliance of life that proves they are worth saving."

"Perhaps, Xiao Han, you can try to examine those lives from a Transcendent perspective now. Lowering yourself will only give them more leverage to fight for maximum benefit from you… and in the end, you'll only bring trouble upon yourself. This is some advice from your seniors."

The Academy Head spoke slowly, seeing my hesitation.

Her purpose was naturally to tell Xiao Han not to be too soft-hearted.

After all, as a child raised in the Main World, even with a poor family environment, she had never experienced the stage of enslaving slaves, so she was naturally unfamiliar with many things.

Some things are truly unknown until experienced.

But Mei Linde was very clear that the final decision still rested with Xiao Han.

Even if Xiao Han chose to save them, or even develop these existences into believers, the Witches wouldn't say anything.

After all, the final result would either be success or failure.

But the final result would likely be failure.

After experiencing failure, Xiao Han would probably think very clearly and thoroughly about many things.

"I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Big Sis Mei. But I still plan to observe first. It's always necessary to understand the situation before making a final decision."

"You want to give them a chance?"

The Academy Head asked with a smile.

"No, I want to see if they give me a chance."

I said with a smile.

"Besides… it's still unclear whether those lives even exist inside."